| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Salcott fears he has failed the test of manhood, which was to spear Bear of No Water through the heart, but he learns that sometimes compassion can accomplish as much as violence. |
Entertain |
Folk Tales |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 439 |
2.5 |
620 |
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
25 |
Total # of Words |
694 |
# of Different Words |
285 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
12 |
Hi Freq occurs |
429 |
61.8% |
# of Hi freq words |
115 |
40.4% |
| % of Long Sentences |
9.1 |
Low Freq occurs |
36 |
5.2% |
# of Low freq words |
25 |
8.8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Many descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Features |
| Character traits |
| Character development |
| Simple Plot |
| Difficult names |
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| Topics |
| Superstition |
| Feelings/Emotions |
| Challenges |
| Searching/Hunting |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
| Native Americans |
| Bears |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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await |
compassion |
content |
corridor |
council |
enoz |
ferocious |
formations |
gigantic |
grasping |
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honors |
lightly |
mayone |
mothstroat |
opposite |
passageways |
peaceful |
pour |
prove |
salcott |
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salcott's |
torch |
tuthscot |
warrior |
weaver |
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